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Drew Nelson(I)

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Premiere of FX's 'The Strain' at DGA Theater on July 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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Drew, born and raised in Toronto, Canada started acting in his senior year of high school and hasn't looked back. He's best known to audiences for Guillermo del Toro's FX series, The Strain and the TBS comedy series, People Of Earth. He also recurred on two seasons of the Golden Globe nominated, The Girlfriend Experience starring Riley Keough and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh.

Aside from acting, Drew has a number of projects in development as a writer/producer, including the urban fantasy series Lost Ones.
BornAugust 11
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Drew Nelson
Actor Drew Nelson, actor Sean Astin, executive producer Carlton Cuse, actress Natalie Brown, actor Corey Stoll, actress Mia Maestro, executive producer Guillermo del Toro, actor Richard Sammel, actor Jonathan Hyde attend the premiere of FX's 'The Strain'
Drew Nelson, Ken Hall, and Björn Gustafsson in People of Earth (2016)
Actor Drew Nelson attends the HELLO! Canada's 2014 Toronto International Film Festival Gala held at Ritz Carlton on September 6, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.
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On-set still from The Whale (Cannes Short Film Corner, 2015)
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Known for

The Strain (2014)
The Strain
7.3
TV Series
  • Matt Sayles
Ana Gasteyer, Nancy Lenehan, Drew Nelson, Brian Huskey, Wyatt Cenac, Tracee Chimo Pallero, Alice Wetterlund, Luka Jones, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in People of Earth (2016)
People of Earth
7.7
TV Series
  • Kurt
  • Kurt the Reptilian
  • The Deer
Julia Goldani Telles in The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
The Girlfriend Experience
7.0
TV Series
  • Jim Kinsler
  • Matt Cusick

Credits

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Actor

  • Girlstuff/Boystuff
    • Jason
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Lazarus Protocol
    • Sergeant Litvak
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Witch Mountain
    • Meadows
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Burned by Love (2023)
    Burned by Love
    • Grant Drysdale
    • TV Movie
    • 2023
  • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
    Five Days at Memorial
    • Nick Edmunds
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Scott McCord, Drew Nelson, Katie Crown, and Deven Christian Mack in Total DramaRama (2018)
    Total DramaRama
    • Duncan
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Diesel vom Burgimwald and John Reardon in Hudson & Rex (2019)
    Hudson & Rex
    • Keith Traymore
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jeremy Renner in Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
    Mayor of Kingstown
    • Shift Commander
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Bradley Cooper, and Rooney Mara in Nightmare Alley (2021)
    Nightmare Alley
    • Humphries (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Blood and Water: Fire and Ice (2021)
    Blood and Water: Fire and Ice
    • Ben
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Drew Nelson and Morgan Kohan in A Whirlwind Wedding (2021)
    A Whirlwind Wedding
    • Kyle
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Dream Date (2021)
    Dream Date
    • Maurice
    • TV Short
    • 2021
  • Drew Nelson and Morgan Kohan in A Romance Wedding (2021)
    A Romance Wedding
    • Will
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Kitty Mammas (2020)
    Kitty Mammas
    • Darryl
    • 2020
  • Nobu Adilman in Late Night in the Studio (2020)
    Late Night in the Studio
    • Pat Balgonie
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Vinessa Antoine in Diggstown (2019)
    Diggstown
    • Victor Deer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Erin Karpluk and Damon Runyan in Magical Christmas Shoes (2019)
    Magical Christmas Shoes
    • Mark
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Wendy Crewson, Ryan-James Hatanaka, Greg Hovanessian, Jocelyn Hudon, and Morgan Kohan in When Hope Calls (2019)
    When Hope Calls
    • Daniel Olsen
    • TV Series
    • 2019

Additional Crew

  • Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018)
    Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
    • actor: motion capture
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos7

Demo Reel
Demo Reel 4:42
Demo Reel
Man Vs.
Clip 1:33
Man Vs.
Total Dramarama: Van Hogling
Trailer 3:54
Total Dramarama: Van Hogling
The Girlfriend Experience: Blindsided
Trailer 0:31
The Girlfriend Experience: Blindsided
The Rocket Man
Trailer 2:15
The Rocket Man
A Whirlwind Wedding - International Trailer
Trailer 2:13
A Whirlwind Wedding - International Trailer
A Romance Wedding - International Trailer
Trailer 2:00
A Romance Wedding - International Trailer

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    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • August 11
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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